Question for the minds

[shootnjunky]

I had a custom SAC rifle built last year that got me to a mid range expert classification in my first year shooting ftr.



Have a few things come up that I might need to sell it since I have over 5k invested in the rifle alone. It does shoot 1/4moa at 100 with my 185juggs over varget.



I picked up a tikka in 223 1:8 24" barrel that shoots about 1/2moa with factory at 100 so I can probably get it better with my handloads.



Do I just start shooting the 223 and sell the 308?



I did shoot a 575/600 last year with a savage f/tr in .223 so I know they are capable.



I guess I am trying to decide if I should shoot the factory tikka or get the ftr from savage, but if I get the savage should I get the 223 or 308? I have the components for both. We do have a 1k range with our 600 mid.



I know overall shooting the 223 is going to be cheaper to shoot, which is what I really need it to be right now.



Thoughts

 

[masterblaster1]

Keep both and get a 6 or a 6.5 of your choice and continue down the path until you hit the 50 cal.

 

[M14AMU]

Keep both and get a 6 or a 6.5 of your choice and continue down the path until you hit the 50 cal.

;D ;D ;D

 

[Lapua40X]

Have a few things come up that I might need to sell it since I have over 5k invested in the rifle alone....

Looks to me like if you sell the rifle you'll get far less for it than you have invested
A good shooting used .223 will probably run a minimum of $1200 all tricked out.
So let's say you sold your 5k rifle for 3k (quick sale) or $3500 .... no way to know right now.
You spend $1200 - $1500 on a satisfactory but not optimum performing rifle that you can expect to be 50% less expensive to reload.
Short term you've only got $2000 in your pocket and your overall net worth in rifles has dropped from $5000 to $1500 - a loss of $3500.
I'd never spend $3500 to make $2000 .....
In your position I would do everything in my power to hold on to the rifles I have, work myself to death paying off whatever obligation tempted me to consider selling the rifle (even if I had to stop shooting until the clouds of debt rolled away) and recover once the sky clears.
Keep in mind I'm a fellow shooting enthusiast, not a financial advisor.

 

[NateHaler]

Have a few things come up that I might need to sell it since I have over 5k invested in the rifle alone. It does shoot 1/4moa at 100 with my 185juggs over varget.

Depending on how much cash you need to raise, selling the custom rifle might be the ticket. But, it's highly unlikely you'll recoup more than 2/3 the cost of the setup, and perhaps less than that if you overpaid from the get-go.

I may not be a typical 'gently used' buyer, but what I look for is what would the parts, by themselves, cost. Add in the labor, subtract the used depreciation (e.g. 4k rounds on a .308 bbl in my view means it's 80% done), etc.

Good luck with your dilemma.

 

[shootnjunky]

Thanks for the answers thus far.

The custom only has 452 rds don the pipe right now.

 

[watercam]

Doesn't matter. No one will pay new price for a used rifle when they could just buy a new one. The .308 will allow you to shoot any discipline you can imagine High Power wise, I would keep it.

 

[shootnjunky]

Yeah, I'll probably just sell a couple handguns instead.

Thanks

 

[Shynloco]

Doesn't matter. No one will pay new price for a used rifle when they could just buy a new one. The .308 will allow you to shoot any discipline you can imagine High Power wise, I would keep it.

Watercam, in my books, is absolutely right. There's no way I'd ever choose a .223 over a .308 as the later is much more versatile for the reasons Watercam mentioned. If you are disappointed with how a $5,000 rifle shoots, change bullets and adjust your loads. Just my thoughts.

Alex

 

[Joe R]

Doesn't matter. No one will pay new price for a used rifle when they could just buy a new one. The .308 will allow you to shoot any discipline you can imagine High Power wise, I would keep it.

+1 It just makes sense,